Where does “małopolski” come from?

małopolski (Polish) comes from Polish Małopolska, from Polish Mały, from Old Polish mały, from Proto-Slavic malъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal- — small; little.

małopolski (Polish): of Lesser Poland

Definitions

  1. of Lesser Poland

Ancestry of “małopolski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishMałopolska
2PolishMałysmall, little
3Old Polishmałysmall, little
4Proto-Slavicmalъsmall; little
5Proto-Indo-European(s)mal-small; little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)mal-Every word from Proto-Slavic malъEvery word from Old Polish mały